Background:
The Italians went to war in North Africa on June 10, 1940. They launched an attack on British Sudan from Ethiopia and on British Egypt from Libya. But it was impossible for Italian troops to go on against the British. The Italians were defeated on both fronts. And in early 1941, the British cleared Ethiopia from the Italians, restoring the power there that was before the occupation. In Libya, the British offensive also developed relatively successfully. By February 1941, the British, under the command of General Wavell, had occupied most of Libya and actually approached the outskirts of Tripoli. Italians also looked very pitiful and incompetent.
Key dates whose events are mentioned in the chapter:
December 9, 1940 - Beginning of the English offensive against the Italians. After 4 days, the Italian divisions were neutralized. The Allies captured 38,000 prisoners.
While Marshal Graziani was discussing the question of continuing or stopping his offensive in Egypt, the British, under the command of General O'Connor, attacked Sidi Barrani. The Italians were taken by surprise and were completely defenseless. In the battle, General Pietro Maletti, the commander of the Maletti Grouping, which mainly included Libyans, was killed. As a result of this attack, the British captured 2,000 prisoners.
January 3, 1941 - British reinforcements counterattacked in Libya in order to capture Bardia. 8,000 Italians were taken prisoner by the British.
January 7, 1941 - Allied forces arrived in the Tobruk area.
January 22, 1941 - Tobruk surrendered to the British. 25.000 Italians were captured in English.
February 1, 1941 - The Italians left Benghazi.
February 6, 1941 - Australian troops captured Benghazi and captured the Italian General Bergonzoli. After a major tank battle, known as the Battle of Beda Fromme, the Italian troops surrendered.
The Paris Peace Conference (January 18, 1919 - January 21, 1920) is an international conference convened by the victorious powers to work out and sign peace treaties with the states defeated in the First World War.
According to the results of the conference, the rights to Trentino, Trieste and Istria were assigned to Italy. The promise and the London agreements concluded between her and the Entente countries, under which she received significant territories of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires, were not fulfilled. The US side did not confirm the validity of the agreements.
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Waltzing Matilda
أدب الهواةFebruary. 1941. The scars on Chiara's wrists heal for a long time. She is in captivity. And it seems that there is no hope anymore. The pressure of England, the expectations of her brother, the wrath of Germany. She is alone in a crowd of people. Bu...
